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Nuremberg Remembered: Guilt and Responsibility
Students explore the Nuremberg trials. For this Holocaust lesson, students research the Nuremberg trials. They gather primary sources or documents to support their arguments for the charges against people examined in the trials.
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Panther Scavenger Hunt
Students research the Internet to fill out their scavenger hunt sheet. In this research instructional activity students search the Internet for answers to the questions on the scavenger hunt worksheet.
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Habitat survival
Sixth graders study different environments and how the food chain affects the survival of different animals. In this environments lesson plan, 6th graders share the visuals which describe the characteristics of the environment that they...
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Acting Like a Bunch of Animals: Fables and Human
The video "The Tales of Aesop" traces for viewers the history of fables and identifies their characteristics. The class then goes to the web site "The Fisherman and the Little Fish" where they examine the classic and a modern version of...
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Introducing the Essay: Twain, Douglass, and American Non-Fiction
Students analyze American essayists Mark Twain and Frederick Douglass in an introduction to American literary non-fiction writing. In this essay history lesson, students identify methods for writing essays. Students read and analyze...
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Store Wide Sale
Students practice figuring percentages by solving written shopping problems. In this consumer math lesson, students read several scenarios dealing with items on sale and must figure out the new price. Students check their...
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Diversity of Life
Students study Arthropods and their characteristics. For this organisms lesson students explore the success of Arthropods and answer questions.
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The Angiosperms
Students study angiosperms and their classifications. In this investigative lesson students compare the sexual reproduction of angiosperms and seed formations.
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Facts and Opinions
In this fact and opinion worksheet, students decide if statements are facts or opinions, write facts and opinions, and more. Students complete 6 activities.
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Food from the Community
Third graders examine the role of cultural style of food in various communities. In this cultural factors activity, 3rd graders look at how foods are eaten raw or processed in various communities. Students design...
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Hunger and Malnutrition
Fifth graders investigate hunger and malnutrition. In this hunger and malnutrition lesson, 5th graders study the importance of proper nutrition. Students explore the scope of hunger and malnutrition problems.
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Food Systems Feed the World
Fifth graders explore nutrition by viewing video clips discussing world hunger. In this malnutrition lesson, 5th graders discuss the reasons people cannot afford food in rural areas and read assigned text discussing our agriculture...
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Hunger and Malnutrition
Sixth graders use a variety of resources to determine the importance of getting the proper nutrients. In this nutrition lesson, student complete an activity in which they examine the world issue of hunger and malnutrition. They locate...
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Physical Fitness and Obesety
Students use Internet web sites to discover how physically fit they truly are. Each group must use three web sites to answer questions and make an assessment of the person they have. Each group report back to the class what they have...
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Juvenile Justice - Decline Hearing
Learners analyze what a Decline Hearing is according to juvenile justice. They also study and evaluate the Kent Criteria.
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What About Films?
Students watch and analyze a film of an Appalachian folktale. They define trickster and anti-hero, view and discuss the film, complete a handout, compose an original film review, and debate each character's behavior.
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Thermal Energy and Heat Unit
Learners explain that heat energy in a material consists of the disordered motions of its atoms or molecules. They know and explain that transformations of energy usually transform some energy into the form of heat, which dissipates by...
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Metric System
Students watch a metric system video and take notes while watching the video. They make a vocabulary book of key metric terms, illustrate a poster of the metric system and complete worksheet "English or Metric."
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Introduction to the Scientific Method
Students designs and conduct a scientific experiment that identifies the problem, distinguishes manipulated, responding and controlled variables, collects, analyzes and communicates data, and makes valid inferences and conclusions.
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Microscopes
Students investigate how microscopes are used. They identify ways microscopes are used to see cells and in various careers. They complete activities involving creating a vocabulary book, crossword puzzles, designing posters, and...
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Ratio Problems
In this ratio learning exercise, learners solve a set of 5 ratio word problems. Answers and hints are available on-line; a reference web site is given.
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Adding Integers
In this integer learning exercise, learners solve 12 problems, adding integers. Answers and hints are available on-line; a reference web site for additional resources is given.
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Subtracting Integers
In this integer worksheet, students subtract integers to solve a set of 10 problems. Answers and hints are available on-line; a reference web site for additional resources is given.
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Multiplying Integers
In this integer worksheet, learners multiple integers, solving 11 problems. Answers and hints are available on-line; a reference web site for additional resources is given.